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SCOTUS Justice James McReynolds was famously antisemitic, even refusing to sign on to opinions written by Jewish Justices like Cardozo. What do we know about McReynolds’ antisemitic beliefs and thoughts, and were his feelings known when he was appointed?

by /u/ghostofherzl in /r/AskHistorians

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